The mountains north of Gunnison, CO are an old haunt for the Overcast Adventurers. It was therefore pretty nostalgic to find ourselves back that way recently. We and two fellow adventurers were pouring mai tais and poring over maps at a condo in Crested Butte when something caught our eye. It was a tiny blip […]
Read more "Wish Upon A Star"The rising sun in the rear-view mirror promised a mild winter day for Denver. Unfortunately for us, we knew that the mountains in front of us promised the opposite. Despite unseasonably warm weather in the lowlands, the peaks remained snowbound, and we were bundled up accordingly. It didn’t help as much as we had hoped. […]
Read more "Short Lake, Long Lake"Note: This hike occurred in August of 2023. East of Sedro-Woolley the skies had turned grey, and what had been a long-planned trip was suddenly seeing a lot of changes. We had traveled to Washington in hopes of hiking Cascades National Park. However, those hopes were dashed, as a rapidly growing forest fire in the […]
Read more "Butcher, Baker Lake, Candlestick Maker"Colorado’s 14ers are one of the state’s most popular features. Over the past few decades, summiting 14ers has become an increasingly popular pastime, and Mt. Bierstadt is one of the peaks that consistently draws the highest crowds. That means Guanella Pass, the thoroughfare along which the Bierstadt trailhead lies, is a household name in Colorado. […]
Read more "Shelf Confidence"The state of Colorado shares about 270 miles of border with its neighboring state, Utah. This border starts in the south at the Four Corners and then goes directly north. It passes Canyons of the Ancients, straddles the La Sal Mountains, cuts across the Colorado River, and then crosses the White River. The border then […]
Read more "A Ruple In Time"We, The Overcast Adventurers, have an issue with planning ahead of time. It isn’t that we don’t plan ahead, it’s that we plan too far ahead. This is a major problem in Colorado, where weather can change on a dime, and was a problem for us yet again when planning this trip. The original plan […]
Read more "Skaguay or the Highway"We had never before traveled to the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness. In fact, up until the day of the hike, we had never even intended to travel to the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness. After planning a hike to a “Buffalo Peak” on the east side of the South Park Basin in Colorado though, we accidentally found ourselves […]
Read more "Where The Buffalo Roam"If ‘heavily trafficked’ is used to describe the volume of other potential recreationists one might see on a trail, I often make a point to seek out a lesser-trafficked path. One of the great comforts of nature for me is solitude, quiet—a respite from Denver’s constant cacophony—somewhere to clear my thoughts and enjoy the natural […]
Read more "Continental Divide and Seek"Hello? Oh hey, we didn’t see you come in. It’s been a while! Apologies for that. This is not the first hike we’ve attempted in 2020. Though, through a series of not-so-fortunate events, it is the first hike this year worth being written about here. With snow on the decline and temperatures on the rise, […]
Read more "This Area Is Closed"In the quiet corner of Colorado where Skyler and I attended college, early fall is an exciting time of year. That’s because this region, the high-altitude Gunnison Valley, is home to vast forests of aspen trees, which change to a golden-leafed glory in the first few weeks of autumn. With weather still warm enough for […]
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